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Herat Falls To Taliban As Blitz Continues

Afghan forces abandoned the country's third biggest city to the Taliban on Thursday, hours after insurgents seized a key district…

3 years ago
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Swamy’s Death A Stain On India’s Human Rights Record: UN Expert

A UN human rights expert has said that she is devastated to hear about the demise of Jesuit priest Stan…

3 years ago
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Nearly 200k Palestinians Need Health Aid After Gaza Conflict: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of "staggering health needs" in the occupied Palestinian Territories after last month's…

3 years ago
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On Eid, Xinjiang Imams Defend China Against US Criticism

Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception on…

3 years ago
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Police Clamp Curbs On Media Coverage Of Kashmir Gunbattles

Police in the Himalayan region of Kashmir have asked journalists to refrain from live coverage of gun battles with militants…

3 years ago
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As Military Tightens Grip, Myanmar Faces Growing Isolation

Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the…

3 years ago
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Myanmar Protesters Stage Rallies As Army Adopts Battle Tactics

Protesters took to the streets in several parts of Myanmar on Thursday, defying an increasingly brutal crackdown by security forces…

3 years ago
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Mizoram Promises Food, Shelter To Families Fleeing Myanmar

The chief minister of a small Indian state into which a stream of refugees from Myanmar have entered in recent…

3 years ago
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Rohingyas In Jammu Fear Deportation After Police Detain Over 150

Police have detained more than 150 Rohingya refugees found living illegally in Jammu and Kashmir and a process has begun…

3 years ago
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Govt Blasts US Think Tank That Calls India Only ‘Partly Free’

India on Friday condemned a report by a U.S.-based think-tank that dropped its status from free to “partly free”, saying…

3 years ago
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UN Envoy Calls For Action Against Myanmar Junta Over Bloodshed

The United Nations' special envoy on Myanmar called on the U.N. Security Council to take action against the ruling junta…

3 years ago
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India Urged To Provide Refuge To Rohingya Adrift At Sea

Human Rights Watch and Rohingya Muslim refugees in India urged the government on Monday to provide refuge to 81 Rohingya…

3 years ago
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India Slams Pakistan For ‘Baseless’ Propaganda

India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for misusing international platforms for "baseless and malicious propaganda" against it and said Islamabad would…

3 years ago
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UN Rights Watchdog Raises Concerns About Dubai Princess

The U.N. human rights watchdog said on Friday it has asked the United Arab Emirates for more information about the…

3 years ago
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Fresh Anti-Coup Protests In Myanmar After Internet Blackout

Myanmar's junta cut the nation's internet and deployed extra troops around the country on Monday as fears built of a…

3 years ago
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Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail

Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said,…

3 years ago
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Saudi Court Jails Women’s Rights Activist For Six Years

A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison, her family…

3 years ago
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Human Rights Groups Join Lawsuit Against Spyware Vendor

A coalition of human rights groups on Wednesday joined Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, alleging that the company…

3 years ago
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Thai Protesters Call On King To Give Up Fortune

Thai protesters called on King Maha Vajiralongkorn to give up control of a royal fortune valued in the tens of…

3 years ago
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Afghan Woman Shot, Blinded, For Getting A Job

The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just after she left…

3 years ago
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Amnesty Halts India Ops, Says Facing Witch-Hunt

Human rights group Amnesty International stopped its work in India on Tuesday saying the government had frozen its bank accounts…

4 years ago
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CAA Protests: UN Experts Seek Release Of Activists

In a statement published on June 26, several experts from the United Nations have called upon India to immediately release…

4 years ago
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Amnesty Slams Police Action Against Jamia, AMU Students

The Amnesty International India on Monday slammed the police for its "violent" action against students at Jamia Millia Islamia in…

4 years ago
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CBI Raids Amnesty International Offices In India

India’s central investigating agency raided the local offices of human rights group Amnesty International on Friday, the Central Bureau of…

4 years ago
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Pakistan Halts Train Service To India, Bans Films Over Kashmir Change

Pakistan halted its main train service to India on Thursday and banned Indian films as it exerted diplomatic pressure on…

5 years ago

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